New ways principals, candidates are using to cheat KCSE examination

Details have emerged of blatant collusion between school heads, candidates, invigilators and even police officers in new wave of cheating in the ongoing KCSE examination.

From the use of impostors, collusion in examination centers and blatant use of mobile phones, the pressure to cheat in this year’s national examinations is evident.

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